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Rural sector in FY17: Building roads falls far short of target
Against a target of 48,812 km of road length, 32,668 km have been completed so far
 "Rural sector in FY17: Building roads falls far short of target")
Social sector in FY17: LPG for poor women is a success
To date 16.3 million connections have been given under the scheme, surpassing the target
 "Social sector in FY17: LPG for poor women is a success")
Infra & investment in FY17: Revival of airports waiting to take off
As of January 25, two new airports have been added to the list of revived and functional airports
 "Infra & investment in FY17: Revival of airports waiting to take off")
Nifty's one week pre-budget rally biggest compared to last 9 budgets
With Budget four days away, Nifty rallied 3.5% for the week, its highest weekly gain since May 27
 "Nifty's one week pre-budget rally biggest compared to last 9 budgets")
Budget 2017: What may be in store for DLF stock
A look at how the stock has moved in the past year and what it may get from Budget 2017
 "Budget 2017: What may be in store for DLF stock")
Budget 2017: What may be in store for IDBI Bank stock
A look at how the stock has moved in the past year and what it may get from Budget 2017
 "Budget 2017: What may be in store for IDBI Bank stock")
Farm insurance, credit access schemes expected in Budget 2017: Kakra of PwC
The PwC leader (Food and Agriculture), PwC was replying during a Business Standard live chat
 "Farm insurance, credit access schemes expected in Budget 2017: Kakra of PwC")
Budget 2017 Wishlist: Expectations from the telecom sector
Total mobile services market revenue in India is expected to touch $37 billion in 2017
 "Budget 2017 Wishlist: Expectations from the telecom sector")
Budget 2017 Wishlist: Expectations from the agriculture sector
Instances of crop failure due to adverse climatic conditions is another major issue faced
 "Budget 2017 Wishlist: Expectations from the agriculture sector")
Govt plans tax exemption threshold for political parties
This is to check money laundering by outfits which do not contest elections
 "Govt plans tax exemption threshold for political parties")
Viability gap funding likely for wind power
Budget 2017 could provide some relief to the wind power sector, which could lose key incentives
 "Viability gap funding likely for wind power")
Feel good Budget: Social outlay may go up; health, education priority
Increase of 10-12% likely for some schemes in a bid to improve citizens' mood after demonetisation
 "Feel good Budget: Social outlay may go up; health, education priority")
Budget ideas for Finance Ministry
These include overall hike deduction limit to Rs 3.5 lakh, extend LTA benefit to international trips
 "Budget ideas for Finance Ministry")
Ahead of Budget 2017, service tax blow for online travel players
Domestic aggregators say move will make them uncompetitive vis-a-vis international operators
 "Ahead of Budget 2017, service tax blow for online travel players")
Consumption, Employment, Growth: Three-point agenda for Budget 2017
it is an opportune time to boost consumption demand, which thinned post demonetisation
 "Consumption, Employment, Growth: Three-point agenda for Budget 2017")
Replacing British-era rail bridges may take 60 years
26% bridges are over 100-year old, 5% crossed 140 years
 "Replacing British-era rail bridges may take 60 years")
Questions of autonomy
The effectiveness of the IIM Bill will lie in the fine print
FMCG companies pin hopes on growth oriented Budget
FMCG firms have admitted that their sales were impacted due to "adverse liquidity conditions
 "FMCG companies pin hopes on growth oriented Budget")
High govt debt limits room for quick deficit reduction: Moody's
India's debt-to-GDP ratio at 68.6% is high compared to peers
 "High govt debt limits room for quick deficit reduction: Moody's")
Budget 2017: IT, telecom players expect more for cyber security, broadband
In govt's digitisation push, see see scope for better backbone to provide secure digital ecosystem
 "Budget 2017: IT, telecom players expect more for cyber security, broadband")